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Sir Philip Sidney game
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English
Etymology
Named after a story about Sir Philip Sidney, who allegedly, when fatally wounded, gave his water to another, saying, "Thy necessity is greater than mine."
Noun
en biology game theory A model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives, developed to explain begging behaviour in chicks.
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